Scores of objections were submitted to Windsor and Maidenhead council before the plan was refused by council officers over highway safety and flooding risks in March. Ms Lewis said: “This is considered a serious safety issue for Network Rail and one we cannot accept.”Worry over the development’s impact on traffic safety was echoed by The Cookham Society chairman Dick Scarff. In a letter on the application, Mr Scarff said visibility for drivers exiting the access road was poor and could cause problems for pedestrians. Mr McCaffery said the improvements would mitigate the ‘modest increase’ in cars turning into the access road, and ‘directly addresses’ Network rail’s concern. But in a decision notice, the planning inspector upheld the council’s decision to dismiss the application on highways and flooding risk.

Source: Express November 26, 2024 17:01 UTC